I seasoned with cumin, cilantro, salt, pepper, adobo and a pinch of spanish paprica. Smoked for 20 mins (1 puck) with mesquite. I took to kitchen and placed in a 9x14 glass pan and covered meat with green salsa verde, covered with foil and baked at 300* for 3 hrs (don't drain liquid) Removed the foil and baked for 30 mins. Took pan out and tossed the meat then returned to oven and baked for another 30 mins. Do this until just about all the liquid/fat are gone and the meat kinda crunchy in spots. While i was doing the carnitas i made a pan of mexican pinto's too. Try to cook the pintos in a SS pan they come out much better or if you have a mexican Olla de Barro its the ticket ;D
Better than mommas carnitas ;D
(http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/stlthy1/PICT0118.jpg)
small Molcajete with carnitas and beans ;D
(http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/stlthy1/PICT0121.jpg)
nepas
Looks good.
My daughter's husband brought home some carnitas yesterday. Just found this post and looks like I'm going to make this one to kick them up a notch. Did yours have the skin on them and if so did you cut it off?
Quote from: HCT on July 02, 2007, 01:10:35 PM
My daughter's husband brought home some carnitas yesterday. Just found this post and looks like I'm going to make this one to kick them up a notch. Did yours have the skin on them and if so did you cut it off?
I used a pork butt deboned and 2/3 of the fat cut off. No skin
nepas ;D
The reason I asked is that the Carnitas that my sol brought home was just deep fried pork belly.
Quote from: HCT on July 02, 2007, 05:16:07 PM
The reason I asked is that the Carnitas that my sol brought home was just deep fried pork belly.
You can deep fry carnitas. My moms sister does hers in lard, mmm kinda good but not as good as my moms. I got em both beat ;D
nepas
NePa,
I see you only smoked for 20 minutes then finished in the oven. Did you cut up the pork butt then shred it after the cooking was complete?
Bryan
Quote from: begolf25 on July 03, 2007, 05:07:22 AM
NePa,
I see you only smoked for 20 minutes then finished in the oven. Did you cut up the pork butt then shred it after the cooking was complete?
Bryan
I cut it and seasoned it before smokin then cooked it in chunk form. After the 3 hrs of cookin i shred it with 2 forks, returned it to the pan uncovered and cooked.
nepas
Definately making your recipe. Looks alot better than deep fried.
Quote from: HCT on July 03, 2007, 05:53:48 AM
Definately making your recipe. Looks alot better than deep fried.
here is a couple pics of the pork in chunk form.
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=5529.0
nepas
Thanks nepaes, I caught up with those pics before, good to know the procedure. ;D
After recieving a PM from Buck36; I finally got around to making this recipe, and it is really good. The only thing I will do different next time it to trim the surface fat to 1/8 - 1/4, and cut the thick fat veins out. The last few butts I've gotten were well marbles.
This recipe is now posted on the recipe site.
Smoked Carnitas (http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?t=520)
carnitas??? Never heard of these before. ???
I'll have to look the recipe over and give it a try, always will to try something new. :)
Something happend NePa, Those picture went to the Track Forum or somewhere. ???
Quote from: West Coast Kansan on August 15, 2008, 08:26:49 PM
Something happend NePa, Those picture went to the Track Forum or somewhere. ???
someone swipped em, prob saying they made it. :o
nepas
I ate them. ;)
Would luv to see the pics! What happened ???
QuoteWould luv to see the pics! What happened
Me too. I have never heard of this dish before but it has to be good if Nepas made it. :)
Nepas did send me a photo he was able to locate Smoked Carnitas (http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?t=520).
Click on the thumbnail to enlarge the picture. The picture is just before you shred it.
Gee, that does look good - 'comfort food'. Glad I asked about the pics. Looks like a broken photobucket link.
Ok, printed this one for the list. ;D
It is the perfect party food. We put out plenty of sides for people to make them how ever they like.....and absolutely addictive.
Thanks Nepas!
No Problemo.
I will make some more and take pics to send to Habs.
nepas